ancient ruins
Jerash
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Ar Ramthā
Irbid, Jordan · Asia
About Ar Ramthā
Ar Ramthā sits on the route: 15 minutes from Sāl, 50km from Sea of Galilee.
Ar Ramthā is in Irbid, Jordan, with about 160,000 people. The nearest town is Sāl, about 9 km away.
Ar-Ramtha (Arabic: الرَّمثا, romanized: ar-Ramṯā), colloquially transliterated as Ar-Romtha (Arabic: الرُّمثا, romanized: ar-Rumṯā), is a city situated in the far northwest of Jordan near the border with Syria. It covers 40 km2 on a plain 30 km northeast of the Jordan River and Irbid. In 2017, Ar-Ramtha had aRead more
population of approximately 164,211, making it the eleventh largest city in Jordan, and the second in Irbid Governorate, and the city has grown since then. It is part of the Ar-Ramtha district of the Irbid Governorate.
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What is there to see near Ar Ramthā?
Within an hour or so of Ar Ramthā: Jerash (33 km), Ajloun Castle (37 km), Sea of Galilee (50 km), Mount Arbel (56 km).
Where is Ar Ramthā?
Ar Ramthā is in Irbid, Jordan, about 9 km from Sāl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 155,693
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Irbid
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 32.5587, 36.0082
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Sea of Galilee
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
50 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mount Arbel
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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- 56 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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